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Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Johnny Eblen, Dakota Ditcheva to compete in inaugural PFL Africa event in July
PFL's debut event in Africa will feature two of the promotion's biggest stars. PFL Africa, led by chairman Francis Ngannou, officially is set to launch July 26 at GrandWest Arena in Cape Town, promotion officials announced Wednesday morning. Headlining the event will be Bellator champion Johnny Eblen (16-0), who defends his middleweight title against Costello van Steenis (16-3). In the co-main event, 2024 PFL women's flyweight champion Dakota Ditcheva (14-0) meets Hawaii's Sumiko Inaba (8-1). 𝘼𝙁𝙍𝙄𝘾𝘼. 𝙒𝙀 𝘼𝙍𝙀 𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙄𝙉𝙂 😤 PFL Africa launches Saturday 26th July at the GrandWest Arena in Cape Town, South Africa! New stars will be born ⭐️ Champions will emerge 👑 History will be made 🔥#PFLCapeTown | Saturday July 26⁰GrandWest Arena | South Africa — PFLAfrica (@PFLAfrica) May 7, 2025 The fights featuring Eblen and Ditcheva are taking place under the PFL Champions Series: Road to Dubai branding, with three more expected to follow. It'll mark Eblen's first action since Oct. 19, 2024 when he defended his belt against Fabian Edwards. Ditcheva will compete for the first time since Nov. 29, 2024 when she defeated former UFC title challenger Taila Santos in the 2024 women's flyweight final. The PFL Africa portion of the card marks the launch of the inaugural PFL Africa tournament, which features eight-man brackets in the heavyweight and bantamweight divisions. As of now, half of each field is set, with the PFL saying it will announce the remaining bouts soon. The current PFL Africa card includes: Johnny Eblen vs. Costello van Steenis – for middleweight title Dakota Ditcheva vs. Sumiko Inaba Justin Clarke vs. Jashell Ticha Awa – PFL Africa heavyweight quarterfinal Mahmoud Atef vs. Nkosi Ndebele – PFL Africa bantamweight quarterfinal Abdoullah Kane vs. Mohammad Ben Yahia – PFL Africa heavyweight quarterfinal Abderrahman Errachidy vs. Simbarashe Hokonya – PFL Africa bantamweight quarterfinal This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Johnny Eblen, Dakota Ditcheva return at inaugural PFL Africa event
USA Today
07-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Johnny Eblen, Dakota Ditcheva to compete in inaugural PFL Africa event in July
Johnny Eblen, Dakota Ditcheva to compete in inaugural PFL Africa event in July PFL's debut event in Africa will feature two of the promotion's biggest stars. PFL Africa, led by chairman Francis Ngannou, officially is set to launch July 26 at GrandWest Arena in Cape Town, promotion officials announced Wednesday morning. Headlining the event will be Bellator champion Johnny Eblen (16-0), who defends his middleweight title against Costello van Steenis (16-3). In the co-main event, 2024 PFL women's flyweight champion Dakota Ditcheva (14-0) meets Hawaii's Sumiko Inaba (8-1). The fights featuring Eblen and Ditcheva are taking place under the PFL Champions Series: Road to Dubai branding, with three more expected to follow. It'll mark Eblen's first action since Oct. 19, 2024 when he defended his belt against Fabian Edwards. Ditcheva will compete for the first time since Nov. 29, 2024 when she defeated former UFC title challenger Taila Santos in the 2024 women's flyweight final. The PFL Africa portion of the card marks the launch of the inaugural PFL Africa tournament, which features eight-man brackets in the heavyweight and bantamweight divisions. As of now, half of each field is set, with the PFL saying it will announce the remaining bouts soon. The current PFL Africa card includes:
IOL News
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- IOL News
Chandler Moore greeted with joy in Mzansi ahead of his concert series
Chandler Moore, Grammy award winning US Gospel Singer is in the country for his three city tour. Picture: Supplied Grammy-award-winning American gospel singer Chandler Moore, at the weekend, touched down in Mzansi for his South African leg of his Ommema Tour. Moore is set to perform in Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Durban from April 4, 5, and 6, respectively. In Johannesburg, he will perform at Rhema Bible Church, and in Cape Town at the Grand West Arena, and at the Durban ICC. The musician, upon arrival at O.R. Tambo International Airport, was greeted warmly with singing and dancing from a local music group. 'SOUTH AFRICAAAA! I'm here! 'I'm hanging all week with my ppl in Johannesburg — popping up and tryna see everybody. SHOW GONNA BE CRAZY,' captioned Moore the video.
